DOVER — Steve Amazeen, 45, held currently at the Strafford County House of Corrections, asked a judge to revisit his bail conditions Friday morning, resulting in a $10,000 cash or surety only bail that upon being posted would releaseAmazeen into the supervision of his brother.

Bail had originally been set at $100,000 cash only; however, Amazeen feels his mental state has stabilized since being incarcerated.

His attorney argued jail was not an adequate setting for the man whose official diagnosis was stated as clinical depression and bipolar disorder.

In December, Amazeen had been suicidal inside his 289 Lee Hook Road home where his wife, Mary, contacted police to report her husband's actions and said he had fired a weapon inside the home.

A short time later, Amazeen encountered police who had responded to the call in the roadway not far from his home. He allegedly pointed his weapon at the officers, prompting them to shoot. He was reportedly struck twice and transported to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover.

He waived a probable cause hearing at Dover Circuit Court and waits now in jail on charges of reckless conduct for placing another person in harm, and criminal threatening for use of a deadly weapon bound over from that court.

No indictment has been issued against Amazeen, though County Attorney Tom Velardi said prosecutors are waiting for further information from various agencies to bring an indictment before a grand jury.

Mental illness, like physical illness, his lawyer argued, can be treated to mitigate the risks of the mind.

He said that while the incident on Lee Hook Road was scary and risky, it was a manifestation of Amazeen's state of mind at the time, a time when he was not on medications or getting treatment.

As part of Amazeen's bail conditions, Judge John Lewis has ordered his brother, Shawn Amazeen, of Deerfield, to be responsible for his supervision and see that he follows a curfew and does not become a threat to the community there.

He would also be monitored by the Strafford County Community Corrections program with a GPS bracelet.

Velardi told Lewis he was concerned that even with the burden of responsibility placed on his brother, the danger Amazeen may present is now placed on the community of Deerfield. He reminded the court that when the Lee incident occurred in December, communities and schools such as those in Durham were essentially on lock down.

“This is no small matter in my mind,” Lewis said speaking to Shawn Amazeen.

When he asked Amazeen's brother whether he felt he was up to handling the burden of taking responsibility to include supervising visits between Amazeen and his children, as well as reporting any violations by his brother, he said he thought he could do it.